Fare-recording mechanism.



W. l. OHMEH 8. D. B. WHISTLER.

FARE RECORDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED was]. l9l2.

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FARE RECORDING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED AuG.31. I912.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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W. I. OHMER' & D. B. WHISTLER.

FAR-E RECORDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED wast. 1912.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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FARE RECORDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION man AUG.31. 1912.

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Patented June 12, 1917.

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W. l. OHMER & D. B. WHISTLER.

FARE RECORDING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.3I. 1912.

UNITED STA'IlES PATENT I OFFICE.

WILFRED I. OHMEB AND DAVID B. WHISTLER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE RECOBDINQ AND COMPUTING. MACHINES COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORA- 'IION OF OHIO.

FARE-RECORDING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

IatentedJune 12, 1917.

Application filed August 31, 1912. Serial No. 718,001.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it 'known that we, VVInFnEo I. Or-nma and DAVID B. Vrnsrnnn, citizens of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful I1n-' provements in Fare-Recording Mechanism,

of which the following is a specification, 7

reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to fare recording mechanisms and the object of the invention is to provide a mechanism which will re ceive, indicate, count, .re ister and make a classified record of the ares received. A further object of the invention is to provide such a mechanism of a construction which will permit the several parts thereof to be located in the most desirable positions and in which the several parts may all be operated by a single act on the part ofthe con-- ductor or other operator. It is also tin-object of the invention to mount the several parts of themechanism upon a single frame, the construction and arrangement being such that eaeh'part will be supported in the de sired position and will also be operatively connected with a single operating device.' Further, it is an object of the invention to so construct and mount the frame that the structure as a whole may readily be moved from one osition to'another, this being particularly, esirable in devices used in connection with those cars having the entrance midway between the endsthereof.

In the accompanying drawings, '-Figure 1 is a front elevation of the mechanism showing it as it"appears to a passenger entering the car; Fig. .2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the fare bdx showing the operating mechanism therefor; Fig. 4 is a transverse. sectional view, taken on theline w w of'Fig. 2showing the foot operating device; Fig. 5 is atop, plan view of the mechanism with the indicator removed; Fig. 6 is adetail view of the operatingimechanism for the fare box; Fig-'2 is a plan view of a portion of this mechanism showing the connection with the: operating rod; Fig. 8 is a V nism for the fare .box; Fig. 10 is a front ele- 'tu'rbing the relative positions of the be supported in the detail of the pawl and.

vation, partially broken away, of'a fare box such as is embodied in the present mechanis1n;-l ig. 11 is a "ertical sectional view taken on the line :0 moi Fig. 10 looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken on the line y of Fig. 11 looking inthe direction of the arrows.

In these drawings we have illustrated one embodiment of our invention and have shown the entire mechanism mounted upon a single frame orpedestal which is provided with a single operating mechanism operatively connected with each part to be oper ated to enable a single act upon the part of the conductor to actuate each of the operable parts' of the mechanism as a whole. Further, we have shown this frame or pedestal so constructed and mounted that it can be moved into different positions without disarts. This latter feature is especially desn'a-ble where the device is used in connection with cars having entrances at both. sides which are alternately used and it is desirable that the machine should face first toward one side of the car, and then toward theother side. In that form of the device here illustrated and which is designed particularly for use in connection with a 'fare register for street cars, the frame is shown as comprising two parts, a lower portion or pedestal proper,

comprising upright members 1 connected at their lower ends by transverse members 2' and, at their 'upper ends ,by a transverse member'3, this latter being preferably in the frame or'pedestahvat one side of the'sup' port for the fare boinarc two upwardly extending standards-6,,which are shown as hollow rods, ,ontheupper, endsof which is supported an indicator 7. 'Ilhisarrangement of the frame enablesthe firebox 4 to willvbe readily accessib e to. the passenger as he enters the car. T cludes a suitable casing may beret any suitable construction, that here being a well known commercial machine and, aside from its operating devices, forming no part of the invention. p

position in :which it he fare ,boxwhich 'inaving-a casing" Mounted on the base portion of. the

45 'built rotatory movement is "imparted to the.

In order that. the operation of the farenot ermit the passage of any coins which are ar er than the, counting mechanism .hereina ter to be described is adapted to In the present instance the holes are of a size to permit the passage. of a five handle.

cent piece, thusenabling .one cent pieces, five cent pieces and ten cent pieces to be inserted in the fare box,; Leading down from the hopper Sis a tortuous channel 10 having its lower end-closed by a swingingfdoor ll. This passageway terminates within a .reduced upper portion 12 of the fare box having at its lower end swinging'fdoors 13' upon which the coins drop from thepassa'geway 10. The walls of this upper. portion'of the fare box are preferably of glass to permit the coins deposited within .the same to be inspected both by'the conductor and passenger, These doors are provided with 1e vers14, "one of.which 'isieonnected by apin 15 with a slotted arm 16':whichj,;in turn, is

adapted to be rocked about-its axis to open and close-the doors, this rocking movement being imparted to the arm in a mannerto be hereinafter described. Mounted within the lower ortion of the fare box is a revoluble disk'l ada' ted to pick up the coins which are'droppe into this portion of-the fare l box throughthe doors .13 and through mechanism, which will behereinafter described,

actuate counting devices 18 to add thereto a number ofunits equal to the denomination of the coin. Rotation is ordinarily imparted -to this disk by me'ansfo'f a shaft 19 jour'naled in. the side. of the; fareboxfand connected withthe disk by. means of suitable gearing. In theordinary use'of the fare-box as now shaft'19 and disk 17-by mean's of a handle 20.

- In the resent mechanismmovementfis pref- I so 'e'rab1y mpartedto the shaft lflbythe operating J device for the mechanism whol and-to this end the shaft 19' has r1 g y ecured thereto"ajratchet'wheel21. ears 22 "and 23 are loosely mounted' on the shaft 19 on opposite-sides 'of'wtheratchet wheel 21.

Rigi- 1y secured to eachfi'gear is an 'arm 24 carr ing'a pawl 25.j'adaptedto engage the ratchet wheelwhen moved in a forward di rection. The gears 22 and 23 mesh, respec tively, 'with toothed segments 26 and 27 journaled on a stud 28 mounted onthe'side of thefare box. These segments are. connected by means of links 29 withtherespc'active ends of crank arm 30 pivotally mounted between its ends on a stud 31 from the side of the fare box. t wi1l be .tivel dropped into the are box.

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apparent, therefore, that when rocking movement is. imparted to the lever 30' the segments will be moved in opposite directions; When the lever is moved in one di-' rection the segment 27 will rotate the gear 23 in a direction to cause its pawl to engage the ratchet wheel, while the awl of the gear 22 will. ride over the rate et. When the movement of the lever is reversed the pawl of the gear 23 will ride over the ratchet while the pawl of the gear 22 will operaengagethe ratchet. In this manner the s aft is rotated continuously in the same direction by the opposite movements of the rocking lever. The rocking movement may be imparted to the crank arms 30 in any suitable manner. In the present instance a lever 32 is pivoted upon the side of the fare box-and has at. one end a in, as indicated at 33, toengage a slot in t e adjacent end of an arm 34. The opposite end of the lever 32 is connected with the operating device for the mechanism as a whole which in the present instance comprises a vertical reciprocating rod 35 which is here shown .as extending upwardly throug'h'one of'the hollow standards 6 and connected'at its lower end with an arm 36 secured-to a shaft 37 journaledin 3 bearings near the bottom'of the framel and also having r igidly' securedthereto a foot 'lever 38 by means of which the conductor or other operator-will rock the shaft 37 and thus impart": vertical reciprocatory move-.

ment to the operatin rod 35, which move.- ment is transmitted t roughthe mechanism -just described to the shaft 19 to rotate the latter continuously in one direction. The slotted arm 16 -for operating the doors 13 at thebottom of the upper portion 12 of the fare boxj-is r'i 'dly connected with the lever 30 on the stu 31 and consequently will be rocked about the; axis of that stud'upon each operation of'the' foot l-ever,fthereby opening and closingth doorsm. I

Fare boxes of variousfconstru'ejtions can; be "utilized n c1onneet1on-I-w1th the invention.

That here? used for the purpose of illus trating the invention comprises, as state'dythe adapted to pick u the coins which are This disk s rotated b means of the handle20. on-the "shaft 19 t 'rou h' gears 90 and 91,-the latter bein' connecte ,.w1th the shaft which carries disk; The inclined disk 17 isprovided on its" up er" face with a series of pockets, each of w ich is'adapted to receive an d-lift pockets, which are arran (1 near the pedisk 17 mounted on an inclined axis and a coin of a single denomination only. These I o kets are shown as formed in the resent mstanee' by means of lugs 125, the ugs of? the difierent' pockets bein spaceddifierent -.distances apart. When t e disk .is rotated by means of. the handle 20 or otherwise, the

. disk17; .Rigidl and extendingfa ove the disk 17 is a rock when "a coin in one of these' 00 part of the hopper and pick up single coins and carry these coins upward to the'highest oint of the disk, near which is arranged a device controlled by the coins for causing the operation of a registering device 18. The operation of this counting device is brou ht about by means of a disk 126 ri idly secured to and rotating with the coin li ting disk 17, and havingon its periphery a plurality of toothed rac s, each rack comprisingbne or more teeth. The number of racks corres onds with the number of pockets on the face of the disk and each rack contains a number of teeth corresponding to the denomination of the coin wh ch its particular pocket is adapted to 11ft. Mounted in the rear of the two disks and on an axis arranged at a proximately right angles to the planes of t e disks is a imon 127 which is carried by a shaft 128 shdably mounted in its bearings and adapted to be moved; axially to carr the pinion 127 into and out of the path 0 the teeth on the edge of the disk 126.- To accomplish this movement alever- 129 is pivotally mounted on the frame of the machine, connected between its ends with the shaft 128, and has its free, d in the path of afinger 130.

end arran which is pivotally mounted on a rock shaft 131 journaled on the framed the machine and extending in front of the coin lifting secured to the shaft 131 a'rm' 132 having at its free end a roller 133 ada ted to travel over the face of the disk in t e path of the pockets 125. A spring 134 holds this roller normally in engagement with the face of the disk. The several racks on the edge of the disk 126 are so arran ed with relation to their respective l'pockets t at ets engages thejroller 133 and actuates t e rockarm132 and-shaft 131, thepini'on 127'willbe moved in front ofand'into the path ofthe pars ticular rack corresponding to the? pocket containingjthe coin with which the roller 133'is. in 'enga ement. Consequently, the

' The movement is transmitted from the gear 135 through, earsj136, the shaft 96 and; gears 137 to t e actuating shaft 95' for the pinion 127' will I rotated a distance corre sponding to the denomination of that par ticular coin. This movement is transmitted which is connected thereto in such a manner as to cause the gear to rotate-with the shaft.

counter, on which isthe actuating gear 94. It Will be obvious, therefore, thatthe o ration of the fare box causescoins tobe" fted from the hopper and registered according to their value. After the coin has passed the roller 133 it is" discharged into acoin chute 139 whichconveys it 'to the coin box.

Thus the coinsare accessible only after they have been registered.

A recording device for preserving a classified record of the various fares. received is.

preferabl mounted 'in the frame or pedestal 1 below t e fare box. In this position it is readily accessible for the printing and resetting operations and does not occupy any operation of the mechanism as a whole. The

recording devices proper comprise a plurality of .groups of counter wheels-39 loosely mounted on a resetting shaft 40. The units counter wheel of each group is provided with an actuating gear, which is not here shown, and suitable transfer devices are provided for transferring the count from the units wheelto the tens wheel, etc. By'rotating the shaft 40 the several counter wheels of each group will be picked up and.

returned "to their zero positions. These counter wheels are preferably printing counter wheels or type wheels and suitable mechanism is provided for printing a record, but this mechanism is not here shown.

A single actuating device is provided for the several groups of fare counters and preferably comprises an actuator gear 41 slidably mounted on a shaft 42, but so connected to said shaft that it will rotate therewith.

' Longitudinal movement is imparted to the gear along the actuator shaft 42 by means of a yoke 43 carriedby a nut 44 mountedon a screw-shaft 45 which constitutes the setting shaft and projects beyond the end'of the frame in which the mechani'srn is, mounted.

MOtlOIl may be mparted to the screwshaft '45 to set the actuator; in a position to actuate the desired group of counters by any suitable mechanism "In-jth'e present instance the vertically reciprocating operating rod 35 is so mounted that it'is also'capable of a rotatory "movement and'to this-end it iS.

provided with a swivel'ed connection 46 at a point above its point of connection with the arm 36. -Mounted' on theshaftis a handle 47 which is connected thereto' lluch a manner as to cause the shaft to rotate therewith but to permit 'the"'shajft =to have vertical movement relatively thereto; HThlS" handle projects through a slottedf'casing 48which is,

provided with suitablestopsmarked to indicate the. several fares which the mechanism is designed to record. As here. shown the shaftf'35 has a crank arm 49-"connected.by

means of a link 50 with a crank arm 51 carried by a stud 52 and connected with a seg:

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mental gear 53 The segmental gear 53 meshes with a small gear 55 carried by a stud 56 on which is mounted a larger gear 57. This latter gear meshes with a pinion 58 on the setting shaft 45, The ratio of the gearing is such that the movement of the handle 47 into engagement with any one of the stops on the slotted casing 48 will rotate the setting shaft :1 distance suflicient to cause the actuator 43 to assume operative relation to that group of fare counters corresponding to the indication on the casing 48 adjacent to which the handle has been stopped. The fare is then added to this particular group of counters by rotating the shaft 42 and actuator gear 41. This movement of the shaft 4? is accomplished in the manner shown and l escribed in the patent to-which we have above referred. It is unnecessary to describe the details of this mechanism but it is sufiicient to note that the operating mechanism comprises a reciprocating bar 59 which is operatively connected with the shaft 42. Reciprocatory movement is im parted to the slide bar 59, Figs. 2 and 5, by the reciprocation of the operating rod 35 and to this end a lever 60 is pivotally mounted between its ends on the frame of the recorder and has one end connected to the slide bar and the other end connected with the operating rod 35. Obviously, therefore, thereciprocation of the rod 35 will impart reciprocatory movement to the slide bar 59 and will'thus cause the fare to be recorded.

.Not only doesthis recorder make a record of the fares collected on each trip and the total amount of cash collected on each trip but it makes a record of the total amount of each item for several trips, these totalizing counters being shown at 84 and being actuated by the same actuator which actuates the trip counters.

The recorder is provided with printing devices for taking a record from the counter wheels, which are provided with type. ,This printing mechanism may be of any suitable character but that employed in the .clevice of the patent to which we have abovere- .ferred comprises ,a platen SQ-mounted, a carriage 83' slidably mounted on the frame ofthe machine and adapted to be vreciprocated therein to causetheplaten to mQVe across the tvpe wheels and thus press the paper, or'other material on which the record is to be. im ressed, against the type.

The indicator 7 which is mounted upon the hollow standards 6 of the frame, pref- ,erably comprises two parts, first, an indicator toindicate the class of the fare which has been recorded and, second, a counting indicator to count each fare and indicate .the "total number of fares for the trip.)

These indicators are mounted in a casing having sight openings 61 and 62, arranged one above the other, through which the indicators are visible. Preferably, both sides of the casing are provided with sight openings and the indicators are of such a character that they are visible from both sides thereof, thus enabling the indication to be read by the passenger who is entering the car and also by those within the car. The indicator to indicate the class of the fare received preferably comprises a series of blades (33- each having printed on both sides thereof the name of one class of fare. N ormally these blades are supported below the sight opening and are moved upward one at a time to enable the indication on this one blade to be read. This may be accomplished in any suitable manner but preferably each blade is connected to the end of the casing or other fixed part of the mechanism by means of links 64 which are so shaped as to not interfere one with the other in the movements of the several blades. Suitable selective mechanism is provided for actuating the desired blade and is adapted to be actuated by the vertically reciprocating actuating rod 35. A very simple device for this purposeconsists in a projection or pin 65 secured to the upper portion of the rod 35 and so placed that when the handle 47 has been moved into engagement with any one of the stops on the eating mechanism is shown. and described.

The counting indicator preferably comprises a series of indicatorzwheels 66 arranged in the manner shown and-described in the above mentioned ap .lication'to enable the count to be read rpm both'si des of the indicator casing. These indicator wheels.v constitute a tri register and are actuated to add one to t e count upon each operation of the operating rod 35. and,- to this end, are provided are secured pawls .76. The'yoke 75 has; a; slotted arm 77 which receives a pinj78' carried ,by an. arm 79 rigid-1y secured-to the shaft-'35, thus. causing the yoke 75..an d the pawhcarried thereby to operate upon-each with ratchet wheels '74 .and a pawl frame or yoke 75 to Which operation of the reciprocatory rod 35; The

indicator wheels 66 are reset at thecnd of each trip and to this end are preferably connected with the resetting'shaft 40 so as to be controlled inunison with the .re-' cording counters 39. To this end the Shaft is done by hand in the manner described in the above-mentioned patent, the counting indicator wheels 66 will also be reset to zero.

This device is particularly adapted for use upon street cars and the like where the passengers enter first from one side of the car and then, on the opposite trip, from the otherside. It is, therefore, desirable -that the mechanism should be of such a character that it can be moved into difi'erent ositions to enable the .fare box to be rought into a position readily accessible to the passengers as they enter the car and to support the indicating mechanism in a position where it will be visible both to the passenger who enters the car and to the passengers within the car. To this end the pedestal or supporting frame is movably mounted upon the floor of the car or other supporting structure. While the character of this movable mounting may be varied as circumstances may dictate it is here shown as a pivotal connection and consists merely of a bolt so secured in the floor of the car, extending through the lower transverse member of the pedestahand pro vided. with a hand nut 81 for clamping the frame or pedestal in its adjusted position.

It will be. noted that the recording mechanism comprises essentially a receptacle to receive and display the fare paid and having operable devices to control the passage of the fare, in combination with a recording device to make a record of a fare, the operable parts of the receptacle and the recording device being so connected vthat the recorder must be operated every time the operable parts of the receptacle are operated to permit the fare to pass. The fare is not'touched by the conductor until after a record has been made. It is, therefore, necessary that he should record the fare received. This is necessary for two reasons. First, the fare is exposed to. the view of all ersons in the vicinityas well as to the con uctor and the 'assenger who paid the fare. Likewise, the' indicator which indicates the class of fare which is recorded is exposed to the view of these arties, Under these circumstances the ris r of .recordin a fare other than that received is great. gain, the record which is turned in at the ofiice must correspond with the actual collections. Otherwise, there 'is a garbled recordand explanation must be made. It will be apparent, therefore, that by combining these parts we not only collect the fares without the same passing through the hands of the conductor and make a record of the fares but we impose upon the conductor the necessity of correctly recording every fare received. The possibility of manipulating the record to his own advantage is practically. eliminated. It will be noted that the entire mechanism is mounted upon the pedestal, thus providing a unitary structure which can be moved from one place to another without altering therelative positions of the several parts of the mechanism; further, it will be ap arent that a single operation of the foot ever, or other operating device,will cause the operation of the tra doors 13 to deposit a fare in the main b0 y portion of the fare box, will actuate the cash "counting devices for the fare box, will indicate the class of the fare received, will count and indicate the number of fares received on that trip, and will make a classified record of the fares received. Further, it will be noted that the mechanism is very compact in arrangement and simple in its construction. In this connection it may be noted that while the recording device and indicators take careof both the paper fares and cash fares the fare box receives and counts only the cash.

While we have shown and described one embodiment of our invention it .will be understood that this has been chosen for the purposes of illustration only and that we do not desire to-be limited to the details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Ilaving thus fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters. Patent, is

1. In a fare recording mechanism, a farebox havingoperable arts, a recorder, an indicator to show the ind'of fare received, an indicator. having counters to count the faresof all kinds received, a setting device for said recorder, a separatesetting device for said first-mentioned indicator, means common to said settin devices for setting the same to record an indicate, a specified fare, and means common to said operable parts, recorder and indicators for actuating the same after the setting devices have been adjusted.

2. In a fare, recording mechanism, a recorder provided with a settin device, an

indicator to show the kind of are received another direction will actuate said recorder and indicators after the adjustment of the setting devices.

In a fare recording mechanism, a recorder, a fare box, and a plurality of indicators arranged in alinement, and a reciprocatory rod connected to the same to simultaneously actuate the recorder, fare box and indicators by one operation.

4. In a fare recording mechanism, a fare box, a fare recorder provided with means for making a classified record of each fare received, an indicator having selective mechanism to cause the same to indicate the class of each fare received; an operating rod, means for imparting reciprocatorv and rotatory movement to said rod, connections between said rod and said recorder and between said rod and said indicating mechanism, whereby the rotation of said rod will set said recorder and said indicating mechanism, and connections between said fare box, said recorder and said indicator, whereby the reciprocation of said rod will actuate said parts.

5. In a fare recording mechanism, a fare box, a recorder, an indicator to show the' kind of fare received, a setting device for said recorder, a setting device for said indicator, means common to said devices for operating the same to set the recorder and indicatonto record and indicate a specified fare, and means common to said fare box,

recorder iand indicator for'actuating thesetting devices have been aid-1 same after the justed;

6. In a fare recording mechanism, an indicator adapted to count the fares of all kinds received, a fare box, automatic register actuating devices in said fare box; a counter'to which said devices are operativh' connected. a'fare recorder provided with counters to register the fares of various kinds and under the control of the operator, whcrehv the counter of said fare box acts as a' heck upon the counters of. said recordeiiand anactuatmg device common to said'iiidicatol'.. fare box and recorder to from said means to manuallv set said fare recorder, whereby said fare box mechanism willautomatlcall} register its coin ot' whalcver denomination and the recorder will reg-' denomination for which the conductor for actuating the same to register coins of various denominations thereon, of a second counter having setting means, and means to cause the actuation of said automatic devices and said second counter, whereby said counters serve to check each other.

9.1!) a fare recording mechanism. a fare box, having automatic registering mechanism beyond the control of the conductor, a fare recorder under the control of the conductor and provided with meansto manually set the same to record a specified fare, and means common to said fare box and recorder for actuating the same after the recorder has been set. v

10. In a fare recording mechanism, a fare box having automatic registering mechanism beyond the control of the conductor, a recorder provided with registering mechanism, whereby the mechanism of the fare box and recorder sci-veto check each other to insure accuracy, ai fare. indicator to indicate the difi'erentclawe's of fares. and means which manually setsaidqfarei recorder inid said indicator to cause'them, respectivel to record and indicatefarcs of various denominations. andgmeans common to said fare box, recorder and indicator for actuating the same after the recorder-andindicator have been set.

11. In 'a fare recording mechanism, a .fare

box provided with registering mechanism which is automatic andbe'yond the control of the condncton a recorderprovided with counters,.n.sett.ingdevicej'and printing mechanism; means for setting: saidkrecorder to record a specified fare; and. means common to' saidv fare box registering: mechanism and said recorder for actuat1ngtl 1e same after the recorder; has been set, whereby the records of the" fare box and recorder. serve to check each other, one being under. theicontrol 'of' the. conductor 1 and the other; beyond his control. c

In testimony whereof we aflix. our signatures inpresence oftivo witnesses.

' IYILFREDI. OHMEB; Damon. WHISTLER. Witnesses:

i\LI "RED S. FRANK, A. Donvix. SHELLABARGER. 

